Harvey Weinstein judge refuses to stand down after threatening jail sentence over mobile phone

Harvey Weinstein requested the judge recuse himself (Picture: Getty)
Harvey Weinstein’s request for the judge to be removed from his trial has been denied.
The Hollywood producer, who is set to stand trial on five counts of sexual assault, was threatened with a jail sentence by Judge James Burke after he was caught using his mobile phone during a court hearing earlier this week.
Following the stern warning, Weinstein’s lawyers claimed Judge Burke had made ‘prejudicial and infla